The Dillon tribune., 1887-01-28
MONTANA CONDENSED.

Only sixteen arrests were made in the
town OF Benton last year.
The Montana Blackfoot Indians are be-
ginning to abandon polyga'ny.
Las. Friday night the Highland Club OF
Butt. gave a masquerade ball at Miners
Hall.
John Murphy, Of Prickly Pear valley,
ncr,h Of Helena, made Il net prof. last
year Of $1,oo37s from the product OF eight
mich COWS.
The house committee ON territories re-
ported favorably the bill TO provide
tor the formation and admission into
the union the states Of Washington and
Montana.
Helena H,uld: Petitions nunerously
signed, praying the legislature to repeal the
the LICENSE. ON commercial travellers, are
towns in the territory.
The Hmsbnu!M0n SAYS that some Of the
business men OF White Sulphur Springs
are making up a combination for the pur-
The mineral found there is copper, galena,
carbonate ores, and gold.
Las, Friday afternoon 4 son Of +. II.
Gocdbon, proprietor OF a restaurant at
Deer Lodge, while playing OH the ice on
the Deer Lodge river, went too near the
waters edge, tell in and was drowned.
! The boy was aged ( wears
The citizens OF Livingston last Saturday
ordered ard made leave every Chinaman
within the city limits. Thirteen took the
evening train FOR Bo2enan, and two the
same train for Helena. The citizens tooA
this action , get rid Of the opium dens, a
man having died Friday from the effects Of
opium smoking.
Harry Elves an cmploye Of the Arion
Variety theatre at Butte, and y. ]. Schles-
niger wholesale liquor dealer Of that
town got into Il quarrel, Tuesday, about
the advisalsility Of closing the variety
theatres, which ended in Schlesinger
shooting Elves. The ball entered Elves
neck in front and came out near the spine.
The wound will probably prove fatal.
the Indian Commissioners have finished
their treaty With the Blackloot Indians, ty
thv terms Of which the Indians agr.c to-
give up 700 square miles OF their reserva.
ton in consideration Of the annual pay
nent by the United States for ten Years Of
the sum OF one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, the pa, men, to be made in ncr-
chandi>., cattle, horses. e,c., to that
amount.
The Territorial Auditors annual report
shows the ;sscss,nen, (or 1856 is $ss.o76,.
SCI, an increase over 1855 OF $S..9335.
he average rate OF taxation is l01. mills:
the highest being Mis>ou'a county, IS
mills; the lowest Silver Bow, 10 mills.
tn: gross receipts of placer mines is %43o,-
SIS; quartz mills So,>16oi', from .Is mills.
The total h..!!ion production is Scs,s4.,.
4,.y: wool snl0o,' pounds, from o3l.r9o
sheep.
hnacor,ln Il :yt,v: There is not much
works nc" a,';v". Affairs have row set
lied ,'o"u ~ ,hrir regular .ruuvcs and
n"'hins takes place ont Of No usual run.
Durin. Ia" middle oi last week Il delay ia
'Ht concentrating, department caused the
shutting down "f four furnaces. On
Wednesday, Thursday and Eri.!.tv only
Twenty-Five furnaces were running. On
! Saturday the :r,rninin, four were started
+, up and since that time all twenty. six have
been :nnning ;t.ll blast. ,!hc roucvn,ra,or
is nov furnishing concentrates ,uuuyh to
keep 'h,m all busy.
Livingston E"f.yt,i,r:: The Sc',wa:ka
part, now making observations in the Park
have not been getting on as smoothly lis
they anticipated. Heavy snow storms and
extreme cold weather were encountered
everywhere, and ,hc: progress has been
SOW. Lieut.. Schwa.ka was taken >icl. a,
Norris Geyscr Basin and was obliged to
abandon his expedition and return 70 Nam
mo:h Ito, Springs. lie was effected with
hcmorrhage o, the lungs and hIcd profusc-
~. The balance OF the party proceeded to
Firchole river where they again split up.
From here the energetic +. J. Ha >nes,
after selecting thee Of the most hardy
merbcrs of the patty, pushed on to thor.
ouyhlv do The PurS and accomplish all
tina, he vent there tor-that Of securing
! mid winter views of I'll he most :Nror:an.
! features OF attraction in Won.!crlauu
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w A-n man becomes 4 slave to opium